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Android Studio is an exciting new program that web developers can use to develop Android applications. In this video, you'll see what you need to know before starting this course, including the other software you should be familiar with, in order to understand Android Studio and other Android Studio courses.

- This course is designed for software developerswho've been working with Android apps.Most developers will have used Eclipsewith the Android Developer Tools or ADT.The goal of this course is to introduce youto the latest version of Android Studioand to show you how to use this new development toolto build and deploy Android apps.Android developers program with Java,and if you're fairly new to the programming language,you might be looking for some resources about it.

Android uses a customized version of Java.The syntax is exactly the sameas working in Oracles version,but there are some interesting rulesabout what syntax you can use and what syntax you can't.Android's version of Java is mostly based on Android 5,but there are some new syntaxesthat come from Java 6 and even Java 7that are now supported in Android.You'll see some advanced Java syntax,including the use of interclasses and event handlers.

To learn more about Java, look at the course,Java Essential Training.It'll teach you the basics of the language.And if you're new to Android development,you might want to jump into this courseto get a sense of what Android Studio is all about,but you might find some of the vocabulary unfamiliar,such as, what's an activity or a layout,and what's a widget or an event?If you're just getting started with Android development,I suggest watching the course,Android SDK Essential Training.

It'll start with the basics and show you howto build Android apps in Eclipse with the ADT,and you'll be able to apply what you learn thereto working in Android Studio.At the end of the course,I'll tell you about some other courses that you can watch,after you've watched this one,to advance your Android app development knowledge.

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Updated

8/20/2014

Released

3/31/2014

There is a new IDE on the horizon for Android developers, Android Studio, and it's faster and easier to navigate than the current Eclipse-based Android Developer Tools plugin. Get a first look at Android Studio before its official release, here in this course with David Gassner. David shows how to install Android Studio on both Windows and Mac; create new projects and migrate existing ones from Eclipse; navigate and configure the user interface; and build and export Android apps. Plus, learn how to manage and automate your Android project builds with Gradle.

Note: This course was revised on 8/20/2014 to reflect changes in the .0.8.4 beta version of Android Studio.

Topics include:

Exploring Android Studio and IntelliJ IDEA

Installing Android Studio

Creating projects with Android Studio

Navigating the user interface

Designing activity layouts

Analyzing and refactoring code

Debugging and packaging apps

Skill Level Beginner

2h 22m

Duration

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Q:
This course was updated on 8/20/2014. What changed?

A: We revised this course to reflect
changes to the Android Studio beta, released at the 2014 Google I/O conference.
This update was recorded with Android Studio .0.8.4, which contains a new
project wizard and updates to the Gradle build system. For more information
about the changes in this course, check out the "What's new in this update"
movie.